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China’s giant half kilometre wide telescope starts search for alien life
The search for alien life just got bigger. A lot bigger. The world’s largest telescope will be completed this week…
Super Typhoon Meranti targets Taiwan, mainland China
It only took 24 hours for Super Typhoon Meranti, which is threatening Taiwan and mainland China, to roar from the…
End the mosquito cycle in your own backyard or property this summer
This article is by CNN Meteorologist Judson Jones. While NZ doesn’t have Zika or West Nile the information in this…
NASA pulls ‘Armageddon’ move launching spacecraft to land on asteroid
NASA has launched a space probe called OSIRIS-REx this hour NZT to chase down a dark, potentially dangerous asteroid called…
USA: Earthquake rattles Oklahoma, six neighboring states
A 5.6 magnitude earthquake struck Saturday morning near Pawnee, Oklahoma, and rattled through at least six surrounding states in the…
USA: Tens of millions in path of tropical storm
Happening Now — Hurricane Hermine made landfall in Florida with a furious mix of rain, whistling winds and surging waves —…
‘Life-threatening’ tropical storm Hermine crossing Florida
Updated 8:52pm Friday — After boarding up windows and filling sandbags, residents took shelter tonight as Tropical Storm Hermine (earlier…
Changing opinions on climate change, from a CNN meteorologist “Why I’m no longer a skeptic”
CNN Senior Meteorologist and good friend of WeatherWatch.co.nz, Chad Myers, has written a piece for CNN.com discussing the changing opinions…
Japan faces third typhoon in a week
Just a week after the deadly Typhoon Mindulle and Kompasu pummeled Japan, the country is bracing for another powerful typhoon…
Animation: Sub-tropics helping feed rain & cloud to parts of NZ
A northerly airflow that’s coming from around Fiji and New Caledonia is helping feed widespread rain that is over the…
